13 Facts About Motsi Mabuse

Motshegetsi "Motsi" Mabuse was born on 11 April 1981 and is a South African dancer who lives in Germany.

Motsi Mabuse is known for appearing on the German dance competition Let's Dance, originally as a professional dancer, and later as a judge on the show, a position she has held since 2011.

Motsi Mabuse's family moved to Pretoria when she was five.

Motsi Mabuse was expected to become a lawyer and join the family law firm, but she became intrigued by dancing while studying at the University of Pretoria.

Motsi Mabuse's education moved to dancing, and in 1998, she was the runner-up in the national championships.

Motsi Mabuse became known in Germany in 2007 through the second season of the RTL dance show Let's Dance, in which she danced with singer and former Eurovision Song Contest participant Guildo Horn.

Since 2011, Motsi Mabuse has sat on the judging panel with Joachim Llambi and Jorge Gonzalez.

Motsi Mabuse was among the ARD broadcasting team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and delivered background reports from South Africa.

Motsi Mabuse was a judge on the German version of Stepping Out in 2015.

In July 2019, Motsi Mabuse was announced as a judge on the BBC dance competition Strictly Come Dancing replacing Darcey Bussell, and has appeared since the seventeenth series.

Motsi Mabuse's sister, Oti, was a professional dancer on the show between 2015 and 2021.

Motsi Mabuse became Motsi Mabuse-Voznyuk in a small legal ceremony before celebrating with more guests in Mallorca in 2017, and had their daughter the following year.

Between her television commitments, the couple run a dance school together in Germany, where Motsi Mabuse has been based for over 20 years.